FNUS71 KAKQ 091457 FWSAKQ SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE POOL...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (NWR) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 957 AM EST THU DEC 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 EST ON DECEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION TODAY...BEFORE PUSHING OFF THE COAST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKS BY NORTHWEST OF THE MID ATLANTIC REGION OVER THE WEEKEND...PUSHING A COLD FRONT OFF THE COAST BY MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WITH MUCH COLDER AIR RETURNS EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR TO POOR (8600-42800 FT-MPH). TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM SKY (%).........10 10 18 20 20 10 6 6 4 2 7 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 37 38 38 38 38 38 37 35 33 31 29 RH..............47 45 44 42 41 41 42 49 53 61 61 60 20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW N N N N N N N N N NE 20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.3 1.4 0.5 0.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD.15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20FT/2MIN)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 12 MPH. VENTILATION RATE....VERY POOR (1900-13900 FT-MPH). FORECASTER...BROWN REQUESTED BY...TIM CRAIG TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101209.MIDDL.04/AKQ